Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study
Objectives To examine associations between shift work characteristics and schedules on burnout in police and whether sleep duration and sleepiness were associated with burnout.Methods Police officers (n=3140) completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, personal...
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| author | Scott A Peterson Alexander P Wolkow Steven W Lockley Conor S O'Brien Salim Qadri Jason P Sullivan Charles A Czeisler Laura K Barger |
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| description | Objectives To examine associations between shift work characteristics and schedules on burnout in police and whether sleep duration and sleepiness were associated with burnout.Methods Police officers (n=3140) completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, personal accomplishment) and self-reported shift schedules (irregular, rotating, fixed), shift characteristics (night, duration, frequency, work hours), sleep duration and sleepiness.Results Irregular schedules, long shifts (≥11 hours), mandatory overtime, short sleep and sleepiness were associated with increased risk of overall burnout in police. Police working a greater frequency of long shifts were more likely to have emotional exhaustion (adjusted OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.35 to 2.72) than those not working long shifts. Night shifts were associated with depersonalisation (1.32, 1.05 to 1.66) compared with not working nights. Police working mandatory overtime had increased risk of emotional exhaustion (1.37, 1.14 to 1.65) than those who did not. Compared with fixed schedules, irregular schedules were associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation (1.91, 1.44 to 2.54 and 1.39, 1.02 to 1.89, respectively). Police sleeping <6 hours were more likely to have emotional exhaustion (1.60, 1.33 to 1.93) than those sleeping longer, and excessive sleepiness was associated with emotional exhaustion (1.81, 1.50 to 2.18).Conclusions Irregular schedules and increased night shifts, sleep disturbances and work hours were related to higher burnout risk in police. Future research should evaluate work schedules in law enforcement that optimise shift duration and frequency, and increase consistency in scheduling and control over work hours to limit burnout in police. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a15eafadedd7437e86b3feec50d0be682024-11-29T17:30:09ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-11-0191110.1136/bmjopen-2019-030302Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional studyScott A Peterson0Alexander P Wolkow1Steven W Lockley2Conor S O'Brien3Salim Qadri4Jason P Sullivan5Charles A Czeisler6Laura K Barger71 Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, AustraliaTurner Institute for Brain and Mental Health and School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia1 Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia1 Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Boston, Massachusetts, USADivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA3 Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USADivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, MA, USADivision of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Departments of Medicine and Neurology, Brigham and Women`s Hospital, Boston, MA, USAObjectives To examine associations between shift work characteristics and schedules on burnout in police and whether sleep duration and sleepiness were associated with burnout.Methods Police officers (n=3140) completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, personal accomplishment) and self-reported shift schedules (irregular, rotating, fixed), shift characteristics (night, duration, frequency, work hours), sleep duration and sleepiness.Results Irregular schedules, long shifts (≥11 hours), mandatory overtime, short sleep and sleepiness were associated with increased risk of overall burnout in police. Police working a greater frequency of long shifts were more likely to have emotional exhaustion (adjusted OR 1.91, 95% CI 1.35 to 2.72) than those not working long shifts. Night shifts were associated with depersonalisation (1.32, 1.05 to 1.66) compared with not working nights. Police working mandatory overtime had increased risk of emotional exhaustion (1.37, 1.14 to 1.65) than those who did not. Compared with fixed schedules, irregular schedules were associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation (1.91, 1.44 to 2.54 and 1.39, 1.02 to 1.89, respectively). Police sleeping <6 hours were more likely to have emotional exhaustion (1.60, 1.33 to 1.93) than those sleeping longer, and excessive sleepiness was associated with emotional exhaustion (1.81, 1.50 to 2.18).Conclusions Irregular schedules and increased night shifts, sleep disturbances and work hours were related to higher burnout risk in police. Future research should evaluate work schedules in law enforcement that optimise shift duration and frequency, and increase consistency in scheduling and control over work hours to limit burnout in police.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030302.full |
| spellingShingle | Scott A Peterson Alexander P Wolkow Steven W Lockley Conor S O'Brien Salim Qadri Jason P Sullivan Charles A Czeisler Laura K Barger Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open |
| title | Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Associations between shift work characteristics, shift work schedules, sleep and burnout in North American police officers: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | associations between shift work characteristics shift work schedules sleep and burnout in north american police officers a cross sectional study |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030302.full |
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